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Newspaper
Shafter Press
Location
Shafter, California, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1997
Page
4
A writer recalls a high school homecoming rally where students dressed in team colors and built floats while teachers watched. Despite clashes with older music tastes including a rap version of the Star Spangled Banner, the crowd found energy in solid rock and roll to boost the mood before the big game.
The Kern County Fire Department warns of home heating dangers as winter arrives and urges use of a fireplace screen, proper fuel, and careful lighting. It stresses keeping children away, avoiding accelerants, inspecting chimneys, and ensuring furnaces are safe and properly serviced by qualified professionals.
A nostalgic tour of rock and roll history praising sixties and seventies bands like the Rolling Stones and The Four Seasons while contrasting with newer acts such as Guns N Roses and AC DC. The piece defends enduring appeal, noting tours like The Voodoo Lounge and urging readers to embrace classic rock as timeless energy.
The piece argues that images of children in tragedy elicit stronger reactions due to perceived innocence and the call to protect youth. It ties this to cultural artifacts like Peter Pan and Hook, cites biblical verses about children, and suggests adults’ loss of innocence affects perception while noting the devil’s focus on children.
Fred Davis reports that a Maryland study finds welfare reform does not produce mass child foster care or widespread joblessness. Over 80 percent cut from welfare stayed off rolls for six months. 3 of 1,810 children left welfare entered foster care. Savings fund job counseling and placement, while 17 percent returned to welfare within six months.
A tense neighborhood standoff ends as an off duty Kern County sheriff’s deputy reveals his identity amid shouting and a gun threat. Principal Rose Shannon and Rosa Romero escort 30 young students to safety as bystanders watch and police respond.
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